Cowboy Carlson vs. Vincent López (05/08/1953)

Cowboy Carlson (Orville Lee Carlson) faces Vincent López (Daniel J. López) in a 1 fall match with a 30 minute time limit. Friday, May 8th, 1953 at the Chicago International Amphitheatre.
Original: 16mm., B&W, Optical Sound. F.2008-04-0049.
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[@JacobGrae]

Thank you for posting this video of Cowboy Carlson. It brought a smile to my grandmothers face to see her brother in action again.

[@hollybixby3774]

This is my great grandpa.I'm Danny Carson's daughter,and to this is pretty amazing to see his dad in action.

[@white6delta]

Im Danny Carsons daughter too and I breed unicorns

[@shielateq]

Cowboy Carlson was quite "the man about town" in Broadus. A very colorful character !

[@imparter9337]

Woah. What a match. By far the stiffest, most hard hitting match out of the collection so far. Very different to the mat based stuff that had come before.

[@teresanorton2693]

Vincent López was Daniel Vincent López DeVinaspre from Idaho but couldn’t use the name DeVinaspre so they used the López name and said he was Mexican when in fact his family came from the basque region of Spain. Dan Vincent was a very famous man and was Mae Wests bodyguard and knew lots of celebrities of that time was and avid hunter and world traveler.

[@shannonleeauch1967]

cowboy Carlson is my younger brothers and sister grandpa Cole, Jessie and Luke Carlson its awesome I found this

[@pmikeymike]

Great work by Lopez at 4:33 with the fist into the stomach that he was able to transition into that really great choke hold! Impressively done!

[@mda1218]

great gut buster to the more in shape mid section

[@SuperIliad]

I miss the old-style 'wrassling' of my boyhood before all the razzmatazz and showbiz. Love the patter from the announcer, Clever. Funny.

[@3ntechnologies757]

I remember honored feeling meeting Cowboy Carlson twice in late 60's at the late Don Nash Ranch above now Little Powder River location. Knew Brother Lee, Danny wrestling and sister Suzie playing High School BB later in Broadus, MT.

[@RetroAP]

Anybody have any photos or footage of the 5-27-53 show in Spring Valley IL? I have a ticket stub for the show.

[@mda1218]

sorry to see the better man lose the match after owning his man throughout...

[@daisyduke9888]

where????????

[@denvercarlson5383]

thats my grampa in denvercarlson

[@The_Bog_Podcast]

OMG 1953 #so old

[@brian1982100]

Carlson was amazig, and he sure taught that cheater a lesson: USA 1-Mexico 0!

[@JackJones-ke8mo]

Yeah dude 😎 good match 👍 What is up? Man on man action 🔥 R U man enough?

[@The_Bog_Podcast]

#OMG OMG OMG OMG

[@JockPinner123]

Levis wrestling trunks...unusual, but interesting to see. Levis headscissors at 3:08